About Charles Krug Winery
Charles Krug Winery is a dedicated estate winery in prestigious St. Helena sub-appellation at the heart of Napa Valley, producing wines that reflect the character of deep alluvial soils and the warm, sheltered valley floor. California's oldest operating winery, founded 1861 — Charles Krug built the first wine press in Napa Valley and establis. The estate's commitment to quality viticulture and site-specific winemaking has earned Charles Krug Winery a respected place among the region's most consistent and genuinely food-friendly producers.
The St. Helena growing environment shapes everything Charles Krug Winery produces. Deep alluvial soils and the warm, sheltered valley floor define the estate's vineyard character, contributing the structure, natural acidity, and terroir specificity that distinguish the finest wines from this appellation. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Zinfandel form the backbone of the portfolio, with each variety expressing a distinct facet of the estate's unique growing conditions. Winemaking at Charles Krug Winery prioritizes transparency and balance over extraction, allowing the appellation's natural character to lead rather than winemaker intervention.
Visitors to Charles Krug Winery can expect a genuine and unhurried tasting experience that reflects the estate's commitment to quality and hospitality. The tasting room provides an authentic introduction to the estate wines and the St. Helena appellation. Whether visiting for a focused flight or a deeper exploration of the estate's vineyard programs, Charles Krug Winery offers the kind of direct producer experience that wine tourism in California wine country is built on — knowledgeable, welcoming, and genuinely connected to the land and the wines it produces.
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Charles Krug WineryCharles Krug Winery is California's oldest operating winery — a distinction that carries the full weight of 164 years of continuous Napa Valley wine production.
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Prussian-born Charles KrugPrussian-born Charles Krug established the winery in 1861 using the first wine press in Napa Valley, beginning a tradition of innovation and quality that would define the valley's early wine culture and attract other pioneering figures including Jacob Schram, Gustave Niebaum, and the European immigrants who established the Napa Valley wine tradition that the modern industry has built upon.
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The most personallyThe most personally resonant chapter in Charles Krug's modern history began in 1943, when Cesare Mondavi purchased the estate and brought his sons Robert and Peter to work the St.
"California's oldest operating winery, founded 1861 — Charles Krug built the first wine press in Napa Valley and establis"
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Featured Wines
Cabernet Sauvignon
Family Reserve Generations Cabernet
Napa Valley / St. Helena Estate
Charles Krug's most ambitious family tribute expression — Generations Cabernet Sauvignon from the Mondavi family's finest St. Helena estate blocks, representing the continuous thread of California's oldest operating winery's 164-year commitment to Napa Valley Cabernet excellence.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley / St. Helena
The Charles Krug flagship accessible to all — Napa Valley Cabernet from St. Helena estate and Napa Valley sourcing showing the warm, structured, food-compatible character that California's oldest operating winery has been refining across four Mondavi family generations since 1943.
Chardonnay
Napa Valley Chardonnay
Napa Valley Estate
Charles Krug's estate white flagship — Napa Valley Chardonnay from the Mondavi family's St. Helena estate showing the food-first, balanced character that California's oldest winery's four-generation commitment to quality Napa Valley white wine production consistently delivers.
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc
Napa Valley / St. Helena
Charles Krug's most food-compatible and immediately versatile white — St. Helena Sauvignon Blanc showing the crisp, herbal, mineral character that the Mondavi family's St. Helena estate terrain consistently produces in the most immediately accessible and food-first format of California's oldest operating winery.
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Historic Estate Tasting
Daily tasting at California's oldest operating winery (1861) — Generations Cabernet, Napa Valley Cab, and Chardonnay from the Mondavi family's St. Helena estate with picnic grounds, historic stone cellar, and 164 years of continuous Napa Valley wine history on the grounds where Robert and Peter Mondavi first worked together.
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